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Dedicated Server Tutorial (steamcmd)
By Vedui
Learn how to setup a dedicated server using steamdcmd!
   
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Category: Gameplay Basics, Modding or Configuration, Multiplayer, Walkthroughs
Languages: English
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25 Aug, 2018 @ 1:21am
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Server setup
This is a basic tutorial in how to download, install, setup, start and shutdown a 7 Days To Die Dedicated server on Windows.

Video link if the YT preview below fails to load --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oYfQa4U79A&list=PL5Z54hiemOAvaGeK8_3lOCst40s5vFYak<--


🔸 Create Folder
🔸Download steamcmd at https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/client/installer/steamcmd.zip
🔸 Extract to the working Folder
🔸Run application
🔸Set install directory with force_install_dir .\7DTD\ or as required.
🔸 Login (note: If you have issued with your user/steamguard, login anonymous, which should bypass steamguard)
🔸 app_update 294420 (latest stable 7dtd release)
🔸 Quit
🔸 Edit serverconfig.xml
🔸 run startdedicated.bat
🔸 telnet localhost 8081 to access server command prompt
🔸 Shutdown
...
💰 Profit!

Ports to forward on firewall for external access: TCP: 26900, UDP: 26900-26902

7 Days To Die Rat Tutorial: https://youtu.be/Xbs9QamwGTQ

Full steamcmd details - https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/SteamCMD

https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/7_Days_to_Die_Dedicated_Server

7D2D RAT page - http://www.jffgaming.com/resources/7d2d-rat-remote-admin-tool-server-manager.3/

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21 Comments
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Deathfromace 10 Jan @ 8:02pm 
For anyone needing it. If you have moved the location of your dedicated server files you need to do the command force_install_dir <whatever your directory is> and then log into steamcmd and then do app_update
Vedui  [author] 11 Aug, 2024 @ 7:05am 
Correct! Run the app_update and it'll grab the latest version :)
Deathfromace 7 Aug, 2024 @ 5:32pm 
Great to the point guide. It may be in the video, but usually while working on things text is best (imo). What's the process if the game has an update? Do we wun app_update again on the server to match the client?
Vedui  [author] 25 Apr, 2023 @ 7:08am 
Hello! It's very viable to run off pretty much any <10 year old pc, or laptop I would say. A server generally does not require much, CPU and RAM are probably the only real limitors, as gpu is not needed as there's no graphical computations :) I've run a server, including a modded server, just fine on a laptop :)
Mista Dobalina 23 Apr, 2023 @ 3:46am 
does running a server off your main pc bog anything down? is it viable to run off my laptop? i might give this a shot.
Vedui  [author] 10 Jun, 2022 @ 4:30am 
Thank you Karan! Steamcmd is less used than doing it through steam client, but some use it (especially if you run multiple servers or on linux etc)
Papazhoom 10 Jun, 2022 @ 2:51am 
nice guide
Mythical 4 Nov, 2020 @ 7:52am 
I think steam client is messy :p, using bat files allows for autodupates among other things
Vedui  [author] 4 Nov, 2020 @ 7:50am 
Thanks Mythical! Quite an old guide but in general it still applies very well :D Most people tend to prefer to install through the steam Client I realized though!
Mythical 4 Nov, 2020 @ 7:30am 
nice simple guide to get it started